Podcasts about Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

Filmmaker and director Oren Rudavsky discusses “Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire,” which screens this week as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. We hear how Atlanta Smart Academy is celebrating Black History Month with a student concert, Dr. Scott Stewart joins us for our series, “Music in Media,” and we learn about “Science Jazz Hands,” a semi-regular comedy night in the Atlanta area where local scientists, engineers, and medical professionals perform standup sets. Plus, Curatorial coordinator Rebecca Melsheimer details the interactive exhibition “Fury: The Power of Nature,” which is on view at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville through January 2026, and we hear about this year’s TEDx Atlanta Conference, which features two members of Atlanta’s artistic community, GFB3 and Chantelle Rytter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Stephenson, director of the new film “Midas Man,” discusses the biopic, which screens as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 23, March 1, and March 3. Kosmo Vinyl talks about Everything but the Girl’s “Hatfield 1980,” DreTL details his time on the Netflix series, “Rhythm and Flow, plus we hear about “The Specific Stroll,” an analog immersive exhibit celebrating Edward Gorey on his 100th birthday,” which opens at Mother Lode ATL on February 22.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director Lisa D'Apolito and puppeteer Mallory Lewis discuss the new documentary, “Shari and Lambchop,” which closes the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 26 at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs. Plus, food historian Akila McConnell and chef Asata Reid from the WABE podcast Savory Stories join us with the history of potato chips, and we hear about the Molly Blank Concert Series. This year's inaugural show is on February 25 and features a program by the Oran Etkin Quartet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Edward Button and Christopher Bruerton of The King's Singers discuss their upcoming performance at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. Plus, Kodie Shane takes the spotlight in our series, “Speaking of Music,” and filmmaker Lex Gillespie details his documentary, “The Catskills,” which screens as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on February 25th and 26th.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Following her mother's passing Shari Lewis in 1998, Mallory began appearing with Lamb Chop at live and televised events, entertaining at thousands of venues as varied as the State Fairs, Performing Arts Centers, Cruise Ships and @ Military Bases around the world. Mally and Lamb Chop LOVE touring with the USO, entertaining the troops and their families, in fact Lamb Chop was recently “pinned” by a Marine General, and now makes Mally salute her before every show! Mally and Lamb Chop have received many performance awards including the “Award for Excellence by UNAMA”, the “International Puppeteers Association”, and “Kid's First Palmer Vision Award”. As an author, Mallory has penned 20 children's novels, and is a multiple “Emmy Award Nominee” and Emmy Award Winner” for “Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series”. Mallory and Lamb Chop have organized 4 Women's World Record Skydiving Events which have raised close to 2 million dollars for Breast Cancer Research (jumpforthecause.com) and though Mallory stays on the ground these days, Lamb Chop proudly holds a USPA license and 4 records! Lamb Chop and Mally will soon be celebrating over 20 years together as performers, and their three shows: “A Very Lamb Chop Holiday” (adaptable to ALL holidays), “Lamb Chop Loves America” (a curriculum show focusing on American History for Primary and Lower Schools), and “A Lamb Chop Celebration-a Legacy Show “, featuring a hour plus of Lamb Chop Live seamlessly melded with vintage footage and nostalgia delights audiences of ALL ages. All shows offer full video backdrops, music, comedy, dancing, sing-a-longs, audience participation and more! Join Shari's daughter, Mallory Lewis and YOUR childhood pal Lamb Chop and enjoy sharing the memories with your children and grandchildren! Web: https://mallorylewisandlambcho... Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: https://ajff.org/festival-seri... About the show: Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "The Ash Said It Show" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio & more. This program has 1900+ episodes and over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real! ► Luxury Women Handbag Discounts: https://www.theofficialathena.... ► Become an Equus Coach®: https://equuscoach.com/?rfsn=7... ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH58... ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/po... ► Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSa... ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1lov... ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsa... ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog #atlanta #ashsaidit #theashsaiditshow #ashblogsit #ashsaidit®Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ash-said-it-show--1213325/support.

Hello B-Critics Fam!Listen spoiler-free as we review Oppenheimer. This movie has out of this world action sequences, next level storytelling, and is an incredible representation of the life and accomplishments of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan delivers what is probably the Historic Fiction of the century. Oppenheimer is available exclusively in theaters starting July 21, 2023. A special thank you to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival for sharing their viewing with us and for sharing their mission and passion for film! You can find more information about the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and donate to the organization at https://ajff.org/.You can find every episode of The B-Critics on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, & Google Podcasts. For more information visit our website bcritics.com. Linktr.ee in the episode show notes: Linktr.ee/bcriticspodcastFollow us on Instagram: @bcriticspodcast Follow us on TikTok: @bcriticspodcast Follow us on Twitter: @bcriticspodcast Do you have a movie or season request? Fill out our form!CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM! July 21, 2023 | 36 minsMusic produced by Josh McDonald.

Cameron Arnett is an award-winning actor in television, film, and theater hailing from Port-Au-Prince Haiti. He is also an author, speaker, film director, and producer. Cameron has appeared on just about every major network. Past television credits include NBC's Miami Vice, Fox's Star Trek: The Next Generation, ABC's China Beach and Doogie Howser MD, VH1's Single Ladies, and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. Today Cameron travels an average of thirty weeks a year shooting faith based and family friendly projects. He has appeared in twenty films in the last seven years alone. More recent successes include his role as “Dr. Furst” in I Still Believe, Seventeen Magazines #1 Romantic Movie of the Year, Thomas Hill in Overcomer, the Kendrick Brothers' #1 family film for 2019, Sam Sr. in Mattie:  The Discovery, Solomon Grant in Karen Abercrombie's Discarded Things, Bill in The Challenger Disaster, and Logan Evans in Champion.  Mattie: The Discovery is also Cameron's directorial debut.Cameron was awarded Actor of the Year by the International Christian Film and Music Festival for 2020.Camy “Cameron” Arnett is currently the CEO of Camy Arnett Production Studios (CAPS). CAPS is a television, film, and entertainment company dedicated to the mission of captivating the airwaves through sound programming, presenting viable family friendly alternatives, and providing a principle centered variety to a broad market.  Under Cameron's leadership, CAPS has produced television shows such as Jesus Is My Booski, It's Pivotal and BJA Today. In addition, Cameron and his wife BJ Arnett have produced and directed their first feature film, Mattie: The Discovery, a CAPS production. It is the first installment of a trilogy and has garnered awards at film festivals nationwide.  He is a dynamic speaker and host with expertise in the areas of finance, leadership, accountability, and activism. Having started out as a regular host on the talk show Atlanta Live, Cameron is a former producer and co-host of the syndicated The Christian View (TCV).He is the founder of Saving Destinies: A Redefinition of Life Movement and the published author of the first in a series of children's books, A Good Man: A Child's I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Story (A Saving Destinies Series).  Having left L.A. at the height of his acting career to live out a life of faith, Cameron has lived in Atlanta, GA since 1998 and has not looked back. He is married to the love of his life, BJ Arnett and together, they are the parents of a blended family of five wonderful children.   BJ Arnett is a Producer, Director, Costumer/ Wardrobe Stylist Buyer and Educator of over 40 years. Former NBC 11 Alive Noonday anchor and entertainment/lifestyle reporter, Mrs.BJ Arnett is no stranger to the film and entertainment industry. As host and associate producer of Employment Line and Primetime for Georgia Public Television, additionally, TV69, (now CW) with Community, Beat of the City and Soul of Atlanta, BJ is familiar with investigative reporting and producing with her current talk shows BJA Today produced by Camy Arnett Production Studios and This Day with BJ Arnett. Past film credits include Made in Heaven and Marc Pease Experience as well as Adrenaline and Grantham Rose, in which BJ plays the daughter of Marla Gibbs, who portrays Rose. One of her favorite roles was playing DeAndria Keanna Kelly, alongside her husband, Cameron Arnett in the five time Dove Award winning film, Stand Your Ground. She was also head of costuming, designing the leading lady's notorious red suit. BJ just completed the film Tulsa where she plays a tough director of social work. She is known as the "go to person" for connecting with other industry professionals and discreet guidance in fashion, film and television. She has also served as Public Relations Director, VP of Membership and continues to sit on the board of directors for WIFTA, Women In Film and Television Atlanta for the past 3 years as co – chair of the Gala committee team. BJ Arnett also sits on the Programs Committee for the largest film festival in the country, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. With her company, Model Majesty, LLC, she trains and books production talent for fashion, film and television events. She and her husband, director, producer, and actor Cameron Arnett, are executive producers of their first feature film Mattie: The Discovery and producers of the film Destined to Love You. BJ is also an associate producer of The Challenger Disaster. Together, she and her husband serve on Union City, Georgia's Mayor's Faith Initiative Committee, The Global Media Summit Board of Directors and she is mentor to numerous women across the country with Model Majesty, LLC. Mrs.Arnett, has an MBA, BA in Fashion Merchandising and an AA in Fashion Design. She is currently an assistant professor in fashion merchandising at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia where she is a millennial workplace development specialist, the founder of Fab Lab - a retail training space, the founder of New York City student “Trends and Tours” fashion excursion and the creator of the very first HBCU Fashion Week which has initiated partnership between fashion, art, film and entertainment industries through a series of workshops and panel discussions.

For the first time since the pandemic, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returns to multiple theaters around Atlanta. The Festival runs through February 21st and features 60 films from 18 countries in 16 languages. There remains a virtual option for film goers. From the 16th through February 19th, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Atlanta at the Fox Theater. I sit down with Artistic Director Robert Battle and discuss what attendees might expect.

Today on Wussy Movie Club, we are joined by Brooke Sonenreich of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to talk about this years programming and all things sapphic horror!   We chat spoiler-free about the new Queer dybbuk film ‘Attachment' playing at the Plaza Theatre on February 18th and about some of our other favorite sapphic horrors.    WUSSY Movie Club is hosted by two Queer film lovers: Johne Kilberg and DJ Shaw.   WUSSY Movie Club is a weekly roundtable movie podcast examines films a Queer lens, featuring themed seasons and special interviews with Queer filmmakers. Every Wednesday, a rotating cast of LGBTQIA+ voices will dish on their favorite films of past and present. Join the club and be a part of the discussion!   WUSSY Movie Club is part of the WUSSY Podcast Network, hosted by WUSSY Mag (@wussymag)   Produced by Jon Dean @jondeanphoto   Podcast Art created by Nick Sheridan @glass.knuckles   Podcast Music by DJ Helix @1djhelix   Join the WUSSY Movie Club on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wussymovieclub/    Follow WUSSY Movie Club on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/WussyMovieClub/  

Filmmaker Douglas Tirola discusses his 2021 documentary, "Bernstein's Wall." The film is screening on Wednesday, September 21st, at City Springs Theater as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and City Lights host Lois Reitzes will introduce Tirola. Then, our new series, "Cheers!" celebrates Atlanta's oldest drinking establishments, and today we look at the 100-year-old tavern, Atkins Park. Plus, location manager and scout Kyle Carey is highlighted in our segment, "Film Crew Files."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cameron Arnett is an award-winning actor in television, film, and theater hailing from Port-Au-Prince Haiti. He is also an author, speaker, film director, and producer. Cameron has appeared on just about every major network. Past television credits include NBC's Miami Vice, Fox's Star Trek: The Next Generation, ABC's China Beach and Doogie Howser MD, VH1's Single Ladies, and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. Today Cameron travels an average of thirty weeks a year shooting faith based and family friendly projects. He has appeared in twenty films in the last seven years alone. More recent successes include his role as “Dr. Furst” in I Still Believe, Seventeen Magazines #1 Romantic Movie of the Year, Thomas Hill in Overcomer, the Kendrick Brothers' #1 family film for 2019, Sam Sr. in Mattie:  The Discovery, Solomon Grant in Karen Abercrombie's Discarded Things, Bill in The Challenger Disaster, and Logan Evans in Champion.  Mattie: The Discovery is also Cameron's directorial debut.Cameron was awarded Actor of the Year by the International Christian Film and Music Festival for 2020.Camy “Cameron” Arnett is currently the CEO of Camy Arnett Production Studios (CAPS). CAPS is a television, film, and entertainment company dedicated to the mission of captivating the airwaves through sound programming, presenting viable family friendly alternatives, and providing a principle centered variety to a broad market.  Under Cameron's leadership, CAPS has produced television shows such as Jesus Is My Booski, It's Pivotal and BJA Today. In addition, Cameron and his wife BJ Arnett have produced and directed their first feature film, Mattie: The Discovery, a CAPS production. It is the first installment of a trilogy and has garnered awards at film festivals nationwide.  He is a dynamic speaker and host with expertise in the areas of finance, leadership, accountability, and activism. Having started out as a regular host on the talk show Atlanta Live, Cameron is a former producer and co-host of the syndicated The Christian View (TCV).He is the founder of Saving Destinies: A Redefinition of Life Movement and the published author of the first in a series of children's books, A Good Man: A Child's I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Story (A Saving Destinies Series).  Having left L.A. at the height of his acting career to live out a life of faith, Cameron has lived in Atlanta, GA since 1998 and has not looked back. He is married to the love of his life, BJ Arnett and together, they are the parents of a blended family of five wonderful children. BJ Arnett is a Producer, Director, Costumer/ Wardrobe Stylist Buyer and Educator of over 40 years. Former NBC 11 Alive Noonday anchor and entertainment/lifestyle reporter, Mrs.BJ Arnett is no stranger to the film and entertainment industry. As host and associate producer of Employment Line and Primetime for Georgia Public Television, additionally, TV69, (now CW) with Community, Beat of the City and Soul of Atlanta, BJ is familiar with investigative reporting and producing with her current talk shows BJA Today produced by Camy Arnett Production Studios and This Day with BJ Arnett. Past film credits include Made in Heaven and Marc Pease Experience as well as Adrenaline and Grantham Rose, in which BJ plays the daughter of Marla Gibbs, who portrays Rose. One of her favorite roles was playing DeAndria Keanna Kelly, alongside her husband, Cameron Arnett in the five time Dove Award winning film, Stand Your Ground. She was also head of costuming, designing the leading lady's notorious red suit. BJ just completed the film Tulsa where she plays a tough director of social work. She is known as the "go to person" for connecting with other industry professionals and discreet guidance in fashion, film and television. She has also served as Public Relations Director, VP of Membership and continues to sit on the board of directors for WIFTA, Women In Film and Television Atlanta for the past 3 years as co – chair of the Gala committee team. BJ Arnett also sits on the Programs Committee for the largest film festival in the country, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. With her company, Model Majesty, LLC, she trains and books production talent for fashion, film and television events. She and her husband, director, producer, and actor Cameron Arnett, are executive producers of their first feature film Mattie: The Discovery and producers of the film Destined to Love You. BJ is also an associate producer of The Challenger Disaster. Together, she and her husband serve on Union City, Georgia's Mayor's Faith Initiative Committee, The Global Media Summit Board of Directors and she is mentor to numerous women across the country with Model Majesty, LLC. Mrs.Arnett, has an MBA, BA in Fashion Merchandising and an AA in Fashion Design. She is currently an assistant professor in fashion merchandising at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia where she is a millennial workplace development specialist, the founder of Fab Lab - a retail training space, the founder of New York City student “Trends and Tours” fashion excursion and the creator of the very first HBCU Fashion Week which has initiated partnership between fashion, art, film and entertainment industries through a series of workshops and panel discussions.

Official Atlanta Jewish Film Festival selection “Smile Little Ladybug” director Laura Asherman and star Andrea Zoppo discuss making a doc from both sides of the camera, coming from a legacy of clowns, and much more!

Lois Reitzes speaks with producer Julia Rosenberg. Her animated film “Charlotte” is streaming now as part of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.Plus, curator Shawyna Harris talks about “Lou Stovall: Of Land and Origins,” on view now in Athens at the Georgia Museum of Art. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Feb 13, we meet Leah Henderson, children's author. Her book is A "Daddy Speaks Love" and is a delightfully illustrated story about the importance of a father's love for his daughter. In our conversation we also learn about Henderson's other work and her passions. Then we head over to the Alliance Theater where now through February 27th on the Coca Cola Stage is the story of Toni Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League. We talk with the production's director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden about this hidden figure in American History. We wrap this episode with a conversation with Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival which continues through February 27th. The festival is virtual again this year with more than 55 films to stream at your leisure in addition to creative conversations with the film producers.

Official Atlanta Jewish Film Festival selection “Jews of the Wild West” director Amanda Kinsey discusses how Covid changed her shooting schedule, what her time at the Today show taught her, and much more!

Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independent producers. On the strength of such films as Home Alone, Smoke Signals, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, and Extremities, Scott has garnered international acclaim and recognition.Rosenfelt's most recent film, Critical Thinking, about the Latino and African-American Miami Jackson High School chess team that won the national chess championship in 1998, was an early selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival for its world premiere. It is directed by John Leguizamo, who also stars, Michael K. Williams, Jorge Lendeborg, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Rachel Bay Jones. Vertical is handling domestic distribution and CMG, foreign, as the film is slated for a September 2020 release.Rosenfelt's script, CounterPlay, will go into production in January 2021 in the Philippines, with Pedring Lopez (Maria) directing. Rosenfelt will be producing with Michael McDermott and Andy Green of Fusion Entertainment as Executive Producer. The film stars Sam Worthington, Luke Hemsworth, Luke Bracey, and Derek Ramsay.Rosenfelt is also producing 5-4-3-2-1 in partnership with CMG Entertainment. Kieran Darcy-Smith will direct for the thriller to be shot in Chicago in 2021.Rosenfelt wrote the script for and will be producing Fever, a feature film based on the Bre-X gold stock scandal. Kieran Darcy-Smith will be directing, with Gabriel Almagor joining him as producer along with Mark Spillane and Kristie Spillane of Unbreakable Films in Australia. The film is slated for a First Quarter 2021 start, with principal photography in Australia, the Philippines, and Calgary.Rosenfelt has written and will be producing Nanda Devi, based on one of the CIA's most secretive missions, set in the Himalayas in 1965 at a time when the Chinese were first testing their nuclear capability. The film will be produced in association with Mulberry Films.Rosenfelt is producing The Five, which he co-wrote with Robert Bruzio. It is the story of the famed “500 Club” in Atlantic City, and its colorful owner, Paul “Skinny” D'Amato. Skinny was the inspiration for the Rat Pack and was credited for putting Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis together as an act. His club was front and center for the most colorful time in Atlantic City history.Rosenfelt has also written and will be producing, G.O.L.F., to be directed by Sean McNamara. It is the story of a young Latina golfer struggling to make her way to qualify for the U.S. Womens' Open. Luna Blaise is attached to play the lead.Rosenfelt was producer and writer on The Jade Pendant, which had its theatrical world premiere in Los Angeles on November 2, 2017. It is also the winner of the Golden Angel Award for the Best Film by an Independent Producer in the 2017 Chinese-American Film Festival. The tragic love story is set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Chinatown War of 1871, and stars Korean actress Clara Lee and Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao. It was directed by Po Chih Leong.His documentary, 7 Days In Syria, distributed theatrically in August 2016, showcased the extraordinary work of Janine di Giovanni, the award-winning journalist specializing in reporting from conflict zones who had been covering the war in Syria as the Middle East Editor for Newsweek. Rosenfelt wrote and produced it with Robert Rippberger directing.As writer, director, and producer, his first documentary, Standing Silent, a recipient of a Sundance Documentary Filmmaker Grant, had its theatrical release on January 25, 2013, It had its World Premiere at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and has played the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival along with the Doc NY Film Festival as well as having won the Best Documentary at the World Jewish Film Festival in Ashkelon, Israel.Rosenfelt directed the feature film, Family Prayers, starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, and Paul Reiser, which had its World Premiere at the 1993 Palm Springs International Film Festival and the 1993 Seattle International Film Festival.Home Alone, in which Rosenfelt served as Executive Producer, remains the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time, generating over $1 billion worldwide.  Mystic Pizza, which he also produced, launched the career of Julia Roberts and went on to critical and commercial success, while Teen Wolf, which Rosenfelt also produced, starring Michael J. Fox, is one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time.  Extremities, which Rosenfelt produced, starred Farrah Fawcett and garnered international, critical, and commercial acclaim as well.At ShadowCatcher Entertainment, a company he co-founded in 1994, he produced the award-winning Smoke Signals.  Written by highly acclaimed novelist/poet Sherman Alexie, Smoke Signals was the winner of the Audience Award and the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Miramax Films. It was nominated for multiple Spirit Award Nominations and won Best Debut Performance for Evan Adams.From 2012-2015, Rosenfelt served as Professional-in-Residence at Quinnipiac University. He has been a guest lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy as well as at Harvard's Department of Government, and the American University in Paris. He has spoken numerous times at the Tisch School at NYU, USC, UCLA, Chapman University, and Loyola Marymount as well as the AFI. He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Lighthouse International Film Festival.Rosenfelt is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.Connect with Scott Rosenfelt:https://www.scottrosenfelt.com/

Police continue to search for man accused of murdering his parents, Fulton County Schools has now mandated masks in all schools, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is bringing a mini-festival to Roswell  #AJFF #RoswellGA #NorthFulton #Georgia #LocalNews - - - - - - The North Fulton Neighbor Podcast is local news for Roswell, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, and all of North Fulton County.  North Fulton Neighbor Register Here for your essential digital news.  This podcast was produced and published for the North Fulton Neighbor by BG Ad Group on 8-17-2021 For advertising inquiries, please email j.southerland@bgadgroup.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is returning with a mini-festival that will combine in-theater and virtual screenings; Fulton County Schools has updated its COVID-19 guidelines; Dozens of Deerfield residents were displaced after an apartment fire, find out how you can help #covid #backtoschool #NorthFulton #Georgia #LocalNews - - - - - - The North Fulton Neighbor Podcast is local news for Roswell, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, and all of North Fulton County.  North Fulton Neighbor Register Here for your essential digital news.  This podcast was produced and published for the North Fulton Neighbor by BG Ad Group on 8-3-2021 For advertising inquiries, please email j.southerland@bgadgroup.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Q&A Panel from the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival for the film, Sublet. In this warmly affecting cross-generational melodrama, a middle-aged gay American writer numbed by tragedy finds solace in the company of a younger Israeli man. Sublet will be released in theaters in the U.S. on June 11 2021. Listener warning: the Q&A contains spoilers for the film.

The pinnacle of the awards season has now come to a close, with the 93rd Academy Awards. Like every film industry event and awards show during the pandemic, this year’s Oscar telecast had its own unique spin on reinventing a traditional format for COVID times. It’s been a particularly exciting time for Jewish-themed film and television programming, with a number of such titles being recognized and honored. Among them: an Israeli short, White Eye, which was nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film at the Oscars and screened at the most recent 2021 edition of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. For this episode of our In Conversation podcast, host Sara Glassberg had the opportunity to speak with the film’s director, Tomer Shushan, in an interview recorded just days before the big night, to learn more about the film’s journey from inception, to production, to the film festival circuit, and eventually the Academy Awards.

Welcome back to a new season of AJFF In Conversation: The Jewish Film Podcast. Hosts Sara and Brad are back from the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and brief post-festival hiatus feeling rested and ready to bring you more interviews, deep-dive discussions, and much more, beginning this week with some recommendations of what Jewish movies and media to watch. From Hollywood historical dramas to classic sitcoms and past AJFF documentaries, this month’s episode includes a variety of suggestions for your viewing pleasure both at-home or, finally, in theatres, for those who are comfortable returning to cinemas.

Each year, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival bestows special recognition to outstanding films and filmmakers participating in its annual international celebration of the cinema arts. In Competition titles vie for honors across six Jury Prize categories, including Best Narrative, Documentary, and Short, as well as Building Bridges, Human Rights, and Emerging Filmmaker. These prestigious prizes are deliberated by an esteemed panel of industry luminaries, including fellow filmmakers, actors, film critics and journalists, academics, and exceptional students. Joining our In Conversation podcast to talk about the importance of Jury Prizes to audiences, filmmakers and the festival’s mission, we’ll talk with AJFF Jury chairperson Gabe Wardell. It’s also a chance to learn about which AJFF films are in contention this year, our impressive roster of jurors, plus a preview of the big Awards Show, coming up Wednesday March 10. So join host Sara and her special guest as we get ready to find out who the winners are!

One of the biggest silver linings of a hybrid edition of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is the ability to bring film talent together from all around the world in an even more robust way than in a typical year. There is perhaps no better example of that than our opening night. We kicked off the 2021 AJFF with the North American premiere of boundary-crossing (and bridge building) romantic comedy, Kiss Me Kosher, and were able to virtually host talent from across multiple time zones for a lively conversation that spanned the globe, from LA to Hawaii to Tel Aviv to Berlin. Listen to the Q&A which featured writer/director, Shirel Peleg, producer Christine Guenther, and the film’s stars, Moran Rosenblatt, Luise Wolfram, John Carroll Lynch, and Rivka Michaeli, and moderated by CNN Correspondent Holly Firfer. And you’ll hear from hosts Brad and Sara about some other guest highlights and upcoming not-to-be-missed panel discussions, and how to watch them.

The 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival goes viral. Go behind the scenes with Festival Executive Director Kenny Blank on what film fans can expect from 38 films between now and February 28th. There is a $3 discount on four family friendly films with promo code FAM2FAM. Next, health information—and misinformation—is all around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. How do we stay sane while unraveling the knots of fact and fiction to find out what we should really be concerned about, and what we can laugh off? In Viral BS, journalist, doctor, professor, and CDC-trained disease detective Seema Yasmin, driven by a need to set the record straight, dissects some of the most widely circulating medical myths and pseudoscience.

Learning to run a virtual film festival with drive-in movies too, for the first time isn't easy? The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is back and better than ever! Karl Barham and Rico Figliolini are joined by Sari Earl, the vice president of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival board. For years the AJFF has been bringing great films to Metro Atlanta and on this episode listen in to explore how they're doing a film festival in a pandemic and socially distanced environment.Website: https://www.ajff.org New Website: https://ajffrecommends.org Social Media: @AJFFAtlanta Timestamp: [00:00:30] - Intro [00:03:17] - About Sari [00:07:10] - Changing Perceptions [00:13:20] - Going Virtual [00:18:09] - Ideas to Take into the Future [00:22:33] - How Films are Selected [00:24:35] - Cost of Films [00:26:53] - Getting Involved [00:27:58] - Film Recommendations [00:32:11] - Closing

We'll hear about some of the festival's highlights including the films "A Crime on the Bayou" and "Kiss Me Kosher."Also, Lois talks with PBA Multi-platform producers Brianna Carr and Jaime Green about the #AtlantaSundaysBest gallery and "Tell Me the Story." Check out the gallery at wabe.org/tellmethestory. You can see "The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song" on ATL PBA.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2021 is online from Feb 17-28! CinemATL spoke with AJFF Board VP Sari Earl and Jason Evans, the 2021 AJFF Film Evaluation Committee Co-Chair, to talk about the festival and so much more. Learn all about the 2021 festival and what makes the AJFF special, including drive-in events and a Donut Truck! Follow the AJFF on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @atljewishfilm and visit the website at http://www.ajff.org/ for more.

Though audiences will experience most of this year’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in the Virtual Cinema, organizers were also committed to finding fun and innovative ways to safely bring the community together. Thus, plans for a night at the drive-in were born! Three nights, actually. Thanks to an exclusive partnership with Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the 2021 AJFF will feature screenings at the 11-acre greenspace, The Home Depot Backyard. This safe-but-shared moviegoing experience, set against a spectacular backdrop, will include Young Professionals Night and the SXSW comedy of discomfort, Shiva Baby, plus a pair of campy, kitschy 80s classics: Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs and the musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors. To learn more about the drive-in experience AJFF has in store for you at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, including some special extras, join our latest podcast as host Sara is joined by our drive-in event planners, Film AJFF Programming Manager Shellie Schmals and Event Operations Manager Chris Holland.

We’re counting down to the start of this year’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and here to help you get ready for our hybrid 21st edition. By now, you may have perused the film lineup in the AJFF program guide or website. With such a diverse array of international and independent movies to pick from, it’s not always easy to choose. Our latest podcast turns to two trusted voices: Emory Film Studies Chair Dr. Matthew Bernstein and AJFF Board member, as well as AJFF Film Evaluation Co-Chair and Emory Spanish and Jewish Studies Professor Dr. Hazel Gold. As you prepare to make your movie picks, we can’t think of better festival friends to guide you through the 38 feature narrative and documentary films (and don’t forget the shorts!), coming soon to the best seat in your house.

Our hybrid 21st edition of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is nearly here! The movie lineup has been unveiled online, program guides are arriving in mailboxes…and now, it’s time for you to get ready to fest! With so much to explore and anticipate, there is no better way to usher in the annual festival than to hear directly from our very own festival leadership. Join podcast host Sara for a conversation with AJFF Board president and vice president, Max Leventhal and Sari Earl, as well as AJFF Executive Director Kenny Blank. They’ll share their reflections on the extraordinary challenges of mounting a film festival during the pandemic, as well as the festival experiences they are most excited to share with the community. It’s a unique behind-the-scenes vantagepoint on what has been an extraordinary undertaking and labor of love in service to you, our devoted audience.

The 21st edition of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is right around the corner. It’s going to be a film festival unlike any other. As anticipation builds, so do the burning questions. How will this year’s film festival be different, and what do I need to do to get ready? Get the inside scoop on what to expect with our reimagined festival experience, including the Virtual Cinema, before program guides hit mailboxes and tickets go on sale. We’ll break it all down with In Conversation host Brad Pilcher, joined by our own AJFF Special Projects Manager, Sarah Davenport. After this podcast, you will definitely be ready to fest!

It may be some time before the full global economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is fully understood. Certainly among those hard hit sectors is the world of entertainment, including what has been a booming film industry in Georgia. As a proud champion of the film ecosystem of our city and state, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is deeply appreciative of the countless artists and other workers whose livelihoods depend on the continued success of this near-$10 billion dollar industry. With the COVID crisis continuing to hinder Hollywood’s return to business, we close this challenging year with a look back at how local film and TV productions have been impacted. Our latest podcast also looks ahead to questions now facing the creative industries, such as studio COVID safety protocols and upcoming action in the legislature that could shape the future of the state’s film tax incentives. An amazing panel joins hosts Sara and Brad, including deputy commissioner of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment office Lee Thomas, Georgia Production Partnership governmental affairs lead Peter Stathopoulos, and Beth Talbert of Eagle Rock Studios Atlanta.

Travis welcomes Sara Glassberg to the show for Part 1 in a series covering the Star Wars book, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back!Sara is one of the hosts of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival's In Conversation Podcast and Star Wars fashion icon and superfan!In this episode Travis and Sara discuss the first 8 stories in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes back including overall reactions, favorite lines, and on a 1-10 scale, how much each story might make them view 'Empire' differently.Stories covered include:"Eyes of the Empire" by Kiersten White"Hunger" by Mark Oshiro"Ion Control" by Emily Skrutskie"A Good Kiss" by C.B. Lee"She Will Keep Them Warm" by Delilah S. Dawson"Heroes of the Rebellion" by Amy Ratcliffe"Rogue Two" by Gary Whitta"Kendal" by Charles WuCome along for Part 1 of a 5-Part series as we talk Tauntauns, Wampas, and Heroes of the Rebellion! You can find Sara on Instagram at saraglassy and listen to her podcast 'In Conversation' here: https://www.ajff.org/inconversationpodcastYou can find the show @ForceTimePod on Twitter and forcetimepod on Instagram. Also, leave us a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to help others join the show!You can purchase From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622992/from-a-certain-point-of-view-the-empire-strikes-back-star-wars-by-seth-dickinson-hank-green-rf-kuang-martha-wells-kiersten-white-and-more/"Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

For most audiences, a night out at the movies means a full course meal. But increasingly, tastes are growing for the diversionary delights and emotional payoffs that come with the oft overlooked short film format. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has long proudly given a platform to shorts, a subgenre every bit as powerful, compelling and innovative as any feature-length film. With another banner year of short films on tap for our 21st annual festival in February, it’s time to stop giving short shrift to short films. In our latest podcast, we give these bite size movie morsels their due, exploring everything from the creative considerations that go into shorts filmmaking, to the unique challenges and opportunities for programmers, and how audiences accustomed to Hollywood epics can grow their appreciation for the special joys that come with shorter attention spans. Hosts Sara and Brad welcome two amazing guests to the “In Conversation” studio: filmmaker and former Sundance programmer Roberta Munroe, author of “How Not to Make a Short Film,” as well as Emory film professor and shorts film curator Nsenga Burton.

The best movies don’t just entertain while engendering a visceral emotional response, but also serve as a spark for stimulating conversation. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival seeks to foster and amplify those conversations, bringing together the community in dialogue around the film arts and the important issues of our time. Festival screenings often feature the participation of filmmakers, actors, academics, authors, journalists and other experts. These curated conversations enhance the moviegoing experience, while fulfilling the AJFF mission to build bridges of understanding. In our latest podcast, we’ll share insights into AJFF’s programming philosophy when it comes to guest speakers: what is the value and importance of hearing from film artists and other voices at the film festival, and the larger role of community conversation in transforming an otherwise passive experience into a meaningful give and take of ideas. Host Sara Glassberg is joined by AJFF Guest Programming Co-Chairs journalist Dave Schechter and Emory Ethics professor Jonathan Crane.

All the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 126, I join film reporter, broadcaster, historian, author with almost two decades of experience working in television, Alicia Malone. Alicia and I talk about picking the "great ass" minute on her previous appearance, discuss what makes a classic in the traditional sense, beautifully written cursive notes and Pakula's hesitation in casting Robards as Bradlee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *About Alicia Malone (via* *aliciamalone.com* ( https://aliciamalone.com/ ) *)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alicia Malone is a film reporter, broadcaster, historian, author and self-confessed movie geek, with almost two decades of experience working in television. She was born in Canberra, Australia, with a love of cinema… and horses. Her weekdays were spent trying to convince fellow high school students to join her film club, and weekends were reserved for horse-riding and self-study: making her way through film books and visiting her local video store with her never-ending watchlist of classic and foreign films, taking advantage of their seven films for seven days for seven dollars deal. The day after graduating from high school, Alicia moved to “the big smoke” of Sydney, deciding not to go to University, but to try and get work in film or television. She immediately got a job working at a video store, where she took her “staff picks” list a little too seriously, and annoyed customers by suggesting alternative films to the ones they had chosen. Not long after, at the age of 18, Alicia began to work at the national television station, Channel Seven. Her TV career began as a teleprompter operator for the Australian broadcast of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, plus the breakfast show “Sunrise” and the national news. Alicia stayed at Channel Seven for six years, trying out a variety of behind-the-scenes production roles - from graphics to director’s assistant to continuity on “Home and Away.” Then, she answered an ad for a producer, writer and editor for the cable network Movie Network - a place where she could finally put her film expertise to work. Never afraid to go after her dreams, in 2007, Alicia pitched an original show for Movie Network called “Trailer Park,” where she would serve as the producer, editor and… host. It was green-lit, and Alicia’s hosting career began, soon adding film reporter to her title after being sent to interview the stars on the red carpet and at press junkets. Over the next three years Alicia gained notice hosting more movie-centric shows for Movie Network, and working as a film critic for “FilmInk” magazine, “Triple M” radio and “The Morning Show” on national television. And then, at the end of 2010, Alicia decided to go after her dreams once more - quitting all her jobs, saying goodbye to her friends and family… and moving to Hollywood with two suitcases to her name. Since then, Alicia has appeared on the Today show, NPR, MSNBC, ABC’s Academy Awards Red Carpet Pre-show, CNN’s “The Movies” docu-series and many more as a film expert. She has also worked as a correspondent for “Fandango,” where she created the show “Indie Movie Guide,” which she hosted, produced, filmed and edited. From 2016 until its end in 2018, Alicia was hired as the host of “FilmStruck.” the streaming service for Turner Classic Movies and Criterion, and also hosted and produced “The FilmStruck Podcast.” In 2018, Alicia achieved another of her dreams, by becoming a host on Turner Classic Movies. She can currently be seen introducing the films on Sundays and Tuesdays, and hosting “TCM Imports” on Sunday nights. Alicia is also an interviewer for “Adventures in Movie Going” on the Criterion Channel, and the host of “Reel Destinations” for Focus Features. Alicia is passionate about preserving film history and encouraging new viewers to watch classic films, foreign cinema and arthouse movies. She believes in using her voice to do what she can to keep classic cinema alive, and to support women in film. In 2015, Alicia gave a TEDx talk about gender inequality in the film industry and why that needs to change. In 2017, she was invited to give a second TEDx talk, expanding on the subject further and delving into the early history of women in cinema. Alicia has also spoken about women in film at festivals and conferences around America, and was named of one the 100 #WorthyWomen of 2016 and one of LA Weekly’s People of 2019. Her first book “Backwards and in Heels” about the history of women in Hollywood was published in 2017, and her second book “The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women” was released in 2018. Alicia has traveled the world to cover the BAFTAs, the Academy Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and SXSW. She has been on the juries of the AFI Film Festival, the Overlook Film Festival, HollyShorts and the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and has moderated hundreds of film Q&As and panels. Alicia is also a member of the Hollywood Critics Association and over the years has interviewed almost every movie star and filmmaker you can name. She also wrote this bio, but knew it would sound much less egotistical if written in third person. *Website:* https://aliciamalone.com/ ( https://aliciamalone.com/ ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Over the past twenty years, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has showcased countless films from all around the world that have gone on to have incredible, impressive journeys -- from long and lucrative theatrical runs to Academy Awards recognition to continuing to build bridges of understanding along the festival circuit. Many of these AJFF Cinderella stories come from film distributor, Menemsha Films. There is no better guest to help us uncover and understand these films’ journeys than Menemsha’s very own founder and president, Neil Friedman, and with AJFF Film Programming Manager Shellie Schmals co-hosting. Together with Neil, Shellie and Sara will not only discuss the successes around films like cross-cultural comedy Dough starring Jonathan Pryce, or sports documentary Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, but also films that are perhaps at just the beginning of their journeys, like Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance, all of which have screened at AJFF in years past. Plus, we will chat with Neil about Menemsha’s own journey as well, from its beginnings as a film distribution company to its new streaming platform Chai Flicks and everything in between.

A longtime friend of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Aaron Wolf has an eclectic young Hollywood career both in front of and behind the camera. Based in Los Angeles, he wears many showbiz hats: narrative and documentary filmmaker, writer, actor and co-founder of a full-service production company. You can also add podcast host, improv comedian, juggler, magician and voiceover talent to the list. Aaron has not only made a name for himself, but instills his work with a generous spirt and Jewish ethos. His short film, The Walk co-starring Peter Riegert, was featured at the 2015 AJFF, followed by his acclaimed 2017 documentary Restoring Tomorrow, which chronicles the restoration of Los Angeles’ Wilshire Boulevard Temple. His latest film might seem like a complete departure: a fun throwback horror movie entitled Tar, now playing on demand and in select theaters. For a fresh and inspiring perspective on an emerging industry talent, join host Sara Glassberg for her conversation with Aaron about his personal and creative journey.

Fair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams joins Perspectives to talk about her film "All In: The Fight for Democracy," an examination of voter suppression in the U.S. She also breaks down the amendments on the Georgia ballot and what voters need to know in advance of Election Day. Then, Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to discuss the festival's launch of its online film portal.

Lois Reitzes talks with Kenny Blank, executive director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, about "AJFF Recommends," a curated selection of Jewish films; Mark Kendall about using comedy to address racism through a series of comedic videos; and Rob Garver about his documentary “What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael,” a film about the life and work of the New Yorker film critic.

As we prepare to cast ballots in perhaps the most consequential election in U.S. history, what can cinematic profiles in leadership tell us about picking our future elected officials? From a big city mayor to British and Israeli Prime Ministers, political biographies are a hallmark of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. For our latest election-themed podcast, join host Brad Pilcher for a conversation with two of Atlanta’s best political journalists: Bill Nigut of Georgia Public Broadcasting and Denis O'Hayer of 90.1 FM WABE. We’ll go beyond ideology and policy to examine what the movies can reveal about the indispensable qualities of successful leaders, and lessons we can learn from these historical figures as we prepare to vote in the 2020 elections.

The seasons are changing. And with the arrival of fall comes the most exciting and consequential time of year in the cinema industry: the major fall film festivals and the unofficial kickoff to awards season. For film critics, it’s a paradise of prestige movie releases and buzzy speculation as to which titles will go on to claim Oscar gold and a slot at next year’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. There’s one person who has an insider perspective as both a critic and a programmer: our 2021 AJFF Film Evaluation Committee Co-Chair, Jason Evans, who’s also a longtime film critic/journalist. In our latest edition of the podcast, hosts Sara and Brad chat with Jason for a peek inside the selection process for the 21st edition of AJFF, as well as the larger landscape of film exhibition, festivals, and other aspects of the industry that may surprise you, especially in this most unusual year.

Kenny Blank - Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - talk COVID and moving the AJFF to the world of DIGITAL!!! This gives the independent Jewish filmmaker a great platform for continued exposure to delighted audiences! Lets go to the AJFF with Kenny Blank!!

Lois Reitzes talks with Sherri Scott of "Big Facts, Small Acts" about an arts campaign to promote safety during the pandemic; Director Josh Howard, Chris Holland of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Out on Film's Jim Farmer about the documentary "The Lavender Scare"; and Flying Carpet Theatre Company director Adam Koplan about Composer Jerry Herman.

Kenny Blank - Director of The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - talks about the new film landscape -the pandemic - and creating unique experiences in film!

Tod Lending (Saul and Ruby, To Life!) and Kenny Blank (Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival) discuss the making of the film and the closing night of the festival!

Love Stories of Oakland Cemetery; A Modern Arranged Marriage; New Edition of 'Joy of Cooking'; 2020 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival; Jean Sibelius' 'Finlandia' At Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

This edition of the biweekly AJC Live radio show featured an exclusive interview with AJC's former Southeast Area Director, Sherry Frank, who is based in Atlanta. AJC Westchester/Fairfield Director Scott Richman asked her about her new memoir, entitled, "A Passion to Serve: Memoirs of a Jewish Activist." They discussed Black-Jewish relations, the Soviet Jewry movement, the rescue of Ethiopian Jews, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, her passion for AJC, and much more. This show aired live on WVOX 1460 AM from New Rochelle, New York on Monday, December 16, 2019 and was streamed live at www.wvox.com. All AJC Live radio shows are podcasted and can be found in the AJC Live archive at https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-live-radio-show-archive.

In this episode of the Capitalist Sage podcast, Brennen Dicker, board member of the coming Atlanta Jewish Film Festival shares with hosts Karl Barham and Rico Figliolini all the ins and outs of how this fantastic film fest got started and details about the exciting events to come in 2020.

On this weeks episode, Carson attends the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and interviews Geza and Shawn Snyder, the director or co-writer of the film "To Dust" starring Geza Rohrog and Matthew Broderick.   Follow the show @PodWithTheWind Follow Carson @CarsonLeCook

This weeks episode was recorded at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival - the largest Jewish Film Festival in the world - and features actress Naian Gonzalez Norvind as a Ariela - a young, Jewish woman in Mexico City who faces challenging cultural stereotypes with an independent spirit. Joining Ms. Norvind is the films director - Isaac Cherem - who gives GIRLS ON FILM a special look inside his first major film endeavor - LEONA.

On this weeks episode, Carson attends the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and interviews the subject of the documentary "Henri Dauman: Looking Up" and the film's producer, Henir's granddaughter Nicole Suerez. They discuss Henri's long career in photo journalism and incredible life story. http://daumanpictures.com/lookingup/ Follow the show @PodWithTheWind Follow Carson @CarsonLeCook

Today's show highlighted the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the upcoming Savannah Book Festival and the importance of foreign language education for Georgia students. GPB reporter Stephen Fowler stopped by "On Second Thought" to discuss the State of the Union and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' Democratic response. We also heard from Patrick Wallace , program specialist for world languages and global workforce initiatives at the Georgia Department of Education, and Jacques Marcotte with the French-American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta. They discussed Georgia students' readiness for the global workforce through language learning.

Today's Around Atlanta episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio showcases the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, happening February 6 through February 26 all over the city. Co-Chair of the Film Evaluation Committee Hazel Gold joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick to discuss the film festival and its diverse offerings. In addition to her vital role at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), Gold is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University. She is also a core faculty member and interim director at the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies. Her experience outside of AJFF influences her work with the festival through the familiarity of film analysis and history. As a professor, she is very comfortable with communication, discussions and establishing a respectful dialogue among groups on people. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, beginning February 6 and continuing through February 26, offers audiences a wide range of viewing options. Everything from personal narratives, unconventional perspectives and documentaries, to comedies, dramas and more will be on display. Click here to see the full lineup and official schedule. With the help of the American Jewish Committee, the festival began in 2000 and welcomed around 1,500 attendees. Today, the festival has grown into something much bigger, welcoming over 50,000 guests from all over the world each year, both Jewish and non-Jewish. The film festival is famous for its showing of diverse films over the course of a few weeks. However, year-round the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is active throughout the community and on college campuses, hosting additional screenings and festivities. This year's festival will host a collection of international and independent screenings from more than 20 countries. The film festival extends to seven different venues throughout Atlanta, so wherever you are, you can catch a screening at the Cobb Energy Centre, Regal Perimeter Pointe, Regal Atlantic Station, UA Tara Cinemas and the Woodruff Arts Center. This year, Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs has been added to the list of highlighted venues. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is not only the largest film festival in Atlanta but the world. With over 700 submissions, Gold mentions that one of the most interesting challenges of her position is putting together the final program and narrowing down the selection of films that will be featured. Tune into the show with the podcast link above as Gold details many of the diverse films being featured during the festival and she also talks about a few of her favorites! The popular festival offers an expansive experience that takes audiences on a journey around the world through film. Audiences will experience the full effect of the films, as there is an expert related to the content of each film at every show. For more information on speakers, guests, films and more, visit www.AJFF.org. A special thank you to Jackson EMC for sponsoring Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio.  Jackson EMC offers homebuyers peace of mind and lower bills with its certified Right Choice™ home program.  Right Choice homes are built to be energy efficient and sustainable with improved indoor air quality, convenience and comfort. For more information on Right Choice homes and Jackson EMC, visit https://RightChoice.JacksonEMC.com. Please subscribe to Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio on iTunes. If you like this week's show, be sure to rate it. The “Around Atlanta” segment, sponsored by Denim Marketing, airs on Thursdays and is designed to showcase the best of metro Atlanta – the communities, attractions and special events that make this city great. To submit your event, community or attraction to the Around Atlanta edition of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, contact Denim Marketing at 770-383-3360 or fill out the Atlanta Real Estate Forum contact form here.  

Today’s Around Atlanta episode of Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio showcases the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, happening February 6 through February 26 all over the city. Co-Chair of the Film Evaluation Committee Hazel Gold joins co-hosts Carol Morgan and Todd Schnick to discuss the film festival and its diverse offerings. In addition to her vital role […] The post Every Year is Better, Bigger at Atlanta Jewish Film Festival appeared first on Atlanta Real Estate Forum.

Business Impact on Distracted Driving and #AtlantaKindness on Georgia Business Radio Doug Rieder Chairman / Partner at Sterling Seacrest Partners I specialize in risk management and insurance & surety bond broking for medium to large commercial contractors and real estate developer / managers. Specialties: General Contractors, First Tier Trade Subcontractors, Grading / Utility Contractors and Real Estate Developers Brief Description of Product or Service: Sterling Seacrest Partners is a top-ranked insurance brokerage and consulting firm. The company serves a wide range of clients with complex property/casualty, employee benefit and personal insurance needs. Topics to Discuss: Distracted driving and businesses. Most of the discussion since the new law was passed has centered around what individual drivers can and cannot do with their phone while driving. But it's vital for businesses to have a strong plan for their employees. In our 24-hour workplace, with employees always potentially just a call or text away, every company should have policies in place to make sure their employees are abiding by the law and are safe. Leaders must set the tone for safe driving at their companies. It's not just one tactic. This should be a multi-pronged approach that ingrains safety into your company culture. 1.Talk About It - Make conversations about safe driving a regular part of new employee orientations, quarterly company meetings, more. 2.Training - Safe driving should be a part of the “new employee” training, and should be incorporated into larger training sessions. 3.Enforcement - The culture must be clear about enforcement. Employees must understand that the policy is real or it'll have no value. 4.Walk the Talk - It is important that the company actually live its plan. Web Site / Linkedin / Social Media Links: Linkedin: http://www.sterlingseacrest.com/team/doug-rieder/ Website: www.sterlingseacrest.com Twitter:  https://twitter.com/sterlingseacres LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterling-seacrest-partners-01390540/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlingseacrestpartnersinc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkYBp8V_d0 Shayne Walsey President, UrbanEnterprises.com Urban Enterprises is a boutique promotional and event staffing firm that has been serving Atlanta businesses for 35 years. We staff high-end brand ambassadors for our clients events and promotions. Our client list includes larger brands like the AJC, Simon Malls, and Disney on Ice, as well as more local brands like Marlow's Tavern, Willy's, and Bantom & Biddy. While headquartered in Atlanta, we service clients throughout the South East. Our key services include the following: EVENT & PROMOTIONAL STAFFING UrUrban Enterprises offers a full range of staffing programs including full time, part time, seasonal and event staffing. Urban Enterprises provides a turnkey solution for onsite event management including event coordination and event managers. Clients that take advantage of this service include the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the AmericasMart, and Lenox Square. OFFICE BUILDING DISTRIBUTION Our Promotion Specialists reach the business community by personally distributing your coupons/promotional materials directly into the hands of the business people working in the local trade areas. Using our office database, our ladies go door to door in office buildings delivering your materials to the front lines of the office community. Current clients include Peachtree Center, Willy's Mexican Grill, and Papa John's. COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION Teams deliver postcards and hang posters in coffee shops, retail, restaurants, community boards, churches, schools, day-care centers and other neighborhood related businesses. This grassroots approach is a cost effective and high yield method to promote events and non-profits. Recent distributions include Ringling Brothers, the Alliance Theatre, and Fernbank.

Believe it or not, there's already a new Star Wars movie in theaters, "Solo." As a result our annual Star Wars special has been pushed up to May this year. Get our thoughts on the latest entry into the franchise... And, of course, our monthly catch-up of what's happening in the Georgia film & TV industry. In this episode we also... * Talk with AJFF's Kenny Blank about Cinebash! * Share our Top 3 Star Wars locations * Discuss some new Georgia-lensed TV and film productions * Play the movie game once again * And much more! Tweet us @CinemATL, @badger33 (Mike) or @Martay_ReelOne (Martin) -- and SHARE this as much as possible! As always, thanks to Eureka Failure for providing the music for this month's podcast! You can also WATCH this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9d5oAr1lN6E For more info on Cinebash, visit the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival website at https://www.ajff.org/programs/cinebash

Emma, Mike and Matt review the Atlanta-filmed 'Game Night' as well as 'Annihilation' while also talking 'Black Panther' box office results and the 2018 record breaking Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

Tucker and Coach recap the premiere of the baseball documentary "Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel" at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and reactions to the film. Going First to Third: Making sense of the "Race to the Bottom" for tanking MLB teams (2:55) and if there is actual collusion amongst owners, the future of free agency (23:30), and the need for a Salary Floor (30:45). Coming into Home: The Tampa Bay Rays announce a stadium site (36:35), and if this will make baseball in Florida fully viable.

Emma, Matt and Mike discuss their first experience duckpin bowling as well as the opening night gala of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and the opening night film "Sammy Davis Jr. - I Gotta Be Me". The crew also talks 2018 Oscar nominations, weekend box office results, and review "Maze Runner: The Death Cure".

Emma talks about her experience at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Gala, reviews "Alone in Berlin" and Jaqai sits down to "talk" with Britt Robertson about her new film "The Space Between Us".

Emma and Jaqai talk about the dirty birds getting into the Superbowl in their final game at the GA Dome, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, offer up a lovely overview of box office results, AND we hear from Ben Affleck on his new film "Live By Night". Not to be confused with the Dark Knight.

“The Little Mermaid” stage production, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, box office results, a casual ATLAS review of Netflix’s OA, a conversation with the cast and crew behind Michael Keaton’s “The Founder”, the NFL playoffs, and of course. Air humping. Episode 42 has it all, kiddos.

The second episode of the new season of the Film Festival Secrets podcast! See getmoresecrets.com to learn how you can listen in on future recordings. Many thanks to Seed&Spark and FilmFreeway for their early support of the podcast's new season. Joining me this week are Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Shellie Schmals, AJFF's Program Manager. We explore the special challenges faced by Jewish and other niche festivals, the adventurous side of the Festival's programming tastes, and why filmmakers with "non-Jewish" films should care about events like AJFF. Things mentioned in today's show: The Film Festival Secrets crowdfunding campaign (ends July 11) Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki Jewish themes in Mad Men More on Jewish themes in Mad Men Mad About You The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival site AJFF on Twitter | AJFF on Facebook

Brad Pilcher, Assistant Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, chats about the 2015 festival, what kind of films we can expect, and shares crazy stories from previous festivals!